Lord John and I parted at Perth. He went on to Edinburgh and I to Drummond Castle, where I stayed two nights. It is a grand place; the finest on the whole I have seen in Scotland. The gardens, which are so celebrated, really are fabulous, and unlike any others I ever saw. From Drummond Castle I went to Tullyallan for one night; thence to Drumlanrig for two. This is a magnificent place, the situation of the Castle unrivalled, and presenting a noble object in a hundred different views. The gardens are more extensive and more enjoyable, but not so curious as at Drummond Castle. I went on Wednesday to Worsley, and on Thursday returned to town, excessively amused and interested with my expedition, and more than ever delighted with Scotland. CHAPTER XXX. The Case of Gorham _v._ the Bishop of Exeter--Death of Lord Alvanley--The Session opened--State of Parties--Clouds arise--The Greek Affair--The Ceylon Committee--The Removal of Lord Roden--The Pacifico Affair--Lord Clarendon arrives--The Dolly's Brae Debate--The Irish Encumbered Estates Act--The Greek Affair--Conversation with Sir Robert Peel--The Roden Affair--The Queen's View of Lord Palmerston's Foreign Policy--Debate on Mr. Disraeli's Motion--Mr. Gladstone's Equivocal Position--Grillon's Club--Precarious Position of the Government--The Gorham Judgement--The African Squadron--Ministerial Troubles--The Greek Dispute--Lord Campbell Lord Chief Justice--Negotiation between the Branches of the House of Bourbon--The French Ambassador recalled from London--Lord Palmerston's Prevarications--The Case of the French Government--Intention to remove Lord Palmerston from the Foreign Office--First Speech of Mr. Stanley--Sir James Graham's Schemes of Reform--Debate in the Lords on the Greek Dispute--Effects of the Division--Lord Palmerston's great Speech. [Sidenote: THE GORHAM CASE.]